breeding ringnecks
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breeding ringnecks
I have just managed to breed my first clutch of Indian ringnecks. As stated before I thought the last baby had broken its hip or leg. Breeding was a 2 1/2 year old lutino female and a blue male. I have 1 lutino (beautiful) and 4 green yellow babies. However the last baby hatched didn''t emerge when the others did. On observation the parents had stopped feeding this chick. After x-rays at the vet we discovered that the chick had not formed a hip joint. No ball or socket. Trying to work out if there was a possible lack of something in the diet for the parents. I have three other pairs that have laid eggs or about to. Should I increase something in the diet or could it be genetic. The parents are not related in any way. Could anyone suggest thing I might try.
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Re: breeding ringnecks
Lollypop,
I'm not an experienced breeder at all but considering the fact that the dead chick's siblings are all fine it seems that genetics didn't play a part and that it was just a bad stroke of luck for this poor guy. From reading on the internet and from several forums it seems like if you breed anything for a substantial period of time you're either going to get babies that die or have deformities for no apparent reason...just part of nature, unfortunately.
Regards,
Wessel
I'm not an experienced breeder at all but considering the fact that the dead chick's siblings are all fine it seems that genetics didn't play a part and that it was just a bad stroke of luck for this poor guy. From reading on the internet and from several forums it seems like if you breed anything for a substantial period of time you're either going to get babies that die or have deformities for no apparent reason...just part of nature, unfortunately.
Regards,
Wessel